What senior forward deployed engineer roles require at tech companies · 24 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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24 senior forward deployed engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 415 open software postings.
In short
Python is required most often, in 14 of 24 senior forward deployed engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then AWS (9) and AI (8). Among roles that state years, 16 of 16 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 24 roles, each at a different employer.
- Python
- 14 of 24
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 16 of 16
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 15 of 24
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 24 roles whose requirements we could read, of 24 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 14 of 24 |
| AWS | 9 of 24 |
| AI | 8 of 24 |
| LLMs | 8 of 24 |
| GCP | 6 of 24 |
| AI Agents | 5 of 24 |
| Azure | 5 of 24 |
| CI/CD | 5 of 24 |
| Machine Learning | 5 of 24 |
| Infrastructure as Code | 4 of 24 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| AWS | 3 of 24 |
| GCP | 3 of 24 |
| RAG | 3 of 24 |
| AI Infrastructure | 2 of 24 |
| Azure | 2 of 24 |
| Kubernetes | 2 of 24 |
| Open Source | 2 of 24 |
| Prototyping | 2 of 24 |
| Spark | 2 of 24 |
| Vector Databases | 2 of 24 |
Experience
Of the 16 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 16 of 16
- 2+ years
- 16 of 16
- 3+ years
- 16 of 16
- 5+ years
- 16 of 16
- 8+ years
- 4 of 16
- 10+ years
- 3 of 16
Degree
Of the 19 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 0 of 19
- Required, or experience instead
- 3 of 19
- Preferred
- 0 of 19
- Not mentioned
- 16 of 19
Pay and remote work
Of the 24 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 11 of 24
- Remote roles
- 15 of 24
Questions about senior forward deployed engineer roles
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Companies with the most forward deployed engineer roles
- Databricks4 roles
- Palantir4 roles
- Anthropic2 roles
- Cloudflare2 roles
- Cursor2 roles
- Deepgram2 roles
- GitLab2 roles
- Modal2 roles
- Okta2 roles
- OpenAI2 roles
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How we count: 24 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology